Original sponsors of
The CIEH Model Licence
for boarding catteries

Timber?

There may always be a demand for timber catteries, mainly due to price considerations.

However, we believe timber is a false economy, as timber is comparatively short-lived and requires regular, expensive & time consuming maintenance, which may involve the use of toxic treatments.

PVCu is non toxic & requires no maintenance to protect against weather conditions.

Our PVCu units are impervious to known diseases and will help in the fight against the spread of feline infections. It is for these reasons that we choose to manufacture catteries using PVCu.
(Timber infected with ring worm requires drastic action - ie the infected housing unit must be totally destroyed by burning)

Additionally, local Environmental Health Departments are now beginning to introduce a policy of banning the use of exposed timber in any part of a boarding cattery - they realise that we must tackle the spread of feline diseases as a matter of priority.

To this end, we sponsored the CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health) to produce a guide for safe, practical & comfortable feline accommodation. This is the standard that your local authority will be measuring your cattery against.

If you are thinking of timber, please think carefully - it offers a short-term cheaper alternative, little protection from the spread of disease & more expense in the long-term.